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AUSTIN, Texas - Two passengers were taken to the hospital after a SkyWest flight bound for Houston was diverted to Austin on Thursday evening, officials confirmed.

SkyWest flight makes emergency diversion

SkyWest Airlines says SkyWest flight 5971, operating as United Express, was headed from Aspen to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport when it experienced turbulence.

According to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, the plane landed safely, and Austin-Travis County EMS evaluated the 39 passengers and four crew members for potential injuries.

Two adults were taken to the hospital as a precaution, airport officials say, adding that none of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening. SkyWest says the people who were taken to the hospital were passengers.

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